Breccia vs. Conglomerate

Breccianoun

(petrology) A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material.

Breccianoun

A rock composed of angular fragments either of the same mineral or of different minerals, etc., united by a cement, and commonly presenting a variety of colors.

Breccianoun

a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand

Breccia

Breccia () is a sedimentary rock composed of broken fragments of minerals or rocks cemented together by a fine-grained matrix that can be similar to or different from the composition of the fragments. The word has its origins in the Italian language, in which it means .

Conglomeratenoun

A cluster of heterogeneous things.

Conglomeratenoun

(business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.

Conglomeratenoun

(geology) A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.

Conglomerateadjective

Clustered together into a mass.

Conglomerateadjective

(geology) Composed of fragments of rock, pebbles, or stones cemented together.

Conglomerateverb

(transitive) To combine together into a larger mass.

Conglomerateverb

To combine together into a larger corporation.

Conglomerateadjective

Gathered into a ball or a mass; collected together; concentrated; as, conglomerate rays of light.

Conglomerateadjective

Closely crowded together; densly clustered; as, conglomerate flowers.

Conglomerateadjective

Composed of stones, pebbles, or fragments of rocks, cemented together.

Conglomeratenoun

That which is heaped together in a mass or conpacted from various sources; a mass formed of fragments; collection; accumulation.

Conglomeratenoun

A rock, composed or rounded fragments of stone cemented together by another mineral substance, either calcareous, siliceous, or argillaceous; pudding stone; - opposed to agglomerate. See Breccia.

Conglomerateverb

To gather into a ball or round body; to collect into a mass.

Conglomeratenoun

a composite rock made up of particles of varying size

Conglomeratenoun

a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

Conglomerateverb

collect or gather;

Conglomerateadjective

composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass;

Conglomeratenoun

a thing consisting of a number of different and distinct parts or items that are grouped together

Conglomeratenoun

a large corporation formed by the merging of separate and diverse firms

Conglomeratenoun

a coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments embedded in a matrix of cementing material such as silica

Conglomerateadjective

relating to a conglomerate, especially a large corporation

Conglomerateverb

gather together into a compact mass

Conglomerateverb

form a conglomerate by merging diverse firms